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The Blue eyed, brown eyed experiment vocabulary

The Blue eyed, brown eyed experiment vocabulary

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English

7th - 8th Grade

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RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RL.7.4

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Cassandra Enciso

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6 Slides • 10 Questions

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The Blue eyed, brown eyed experiment vocabulary

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Segregation

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

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Chastise

to scold

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exemplify

to give an example in order to explain an idea

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arrogant

having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

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dominant

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

What does segregation mean?

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having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

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to give an example in order to explain an idea

3

to scold

4

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

5

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

What does exemplify mean?

1

having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

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to give an example in order to explain an idea

3

to scold

4

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

5

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

What does arrogant mean?

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having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

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to give an example in order to explain an idea

3

to scold

4

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

5

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

What does dominant mean?

1

having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

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to give an example in order to explain an idea

3

to scold

4

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

5

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

What does chastise mean?

1

having too much pride or belief in one’s importance

2

to give an example in order to explain an idea

3

to scold

4

the enforced separation of racial groups in a community, state, or country

5

exerting power or influence over others

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Multiple Choice

Jane Elliott decided to make the exercise based on eye color instead of skin color to see what ______ would be like.

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segregation

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chastise

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dominant

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arrogant

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exemplify

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Multiple Choice

She often ______ the differences between the two groups by singling out students and would use negative aspects of brown-eyed children to emphasize a point.

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segregation

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chastise

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dominant

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arrogant

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exemplified

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Multiple Choice

Elliott would not allow brown-eyed and blue-eyed children to drink from the same water fountain, and often _______ the brown-eyed students when they did not follow the exercise’s rules or made mistakes

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segregation

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chastised

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dominant

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arrogant

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exemplified

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Multiple Choice

The “inferior” classmates also transformed — into timid and subservient children who even during recess isolated themselves, including those who had previously been ________ in the class

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segregation

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chastised

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dominant

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arrogant

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exemplified

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Multiple Choice

Those who were deemed “superior” became _______, bossy, and otherwise unpleasant to their “inferior” classmates.

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segregation

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chastised

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dominant

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arrogant

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exemplified

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